Justice
NOW, IT'S OUR TURN : JUSTICE!
Hold on to that thought.
Go to bed thinking it. Wake up chanting it.
Because nothing less than revenge is called for today.
Give this to our enemies: it was a brilliant, coordinated attack.
The
targets were icons of America's might: the World Trade Center, which
sits in
the financial heart of the United States, and the Pentagon, the
headquarters
of our military. The weapons used were our airliners, filled with
our fellow
countrymen who, at knife point, were made part of the payload.
The image of United Flight 175 slamming into the World Trade Center
will
stay in our nightmares and the nightmares of our children. The
knowledge
that our fellow citizens jumped to their deaths rather than burn in
the twin
towers will haunt us. The smell of the fires from the Pentagon will
linger
long after the smoke clears. And the grief for our dead will be deep
and
enduring.
But give this to us, the people of the
United States: We will recover. We
will bury our dead and then, with unwavering resolve, we will go
after the
villains.
We will demand nothing less than a full and deadly response. We have
been
merciful in the past with the terrorist thugs who have attacked this
country. We have condemned them and imposed economic sanctions, but
we have
not hunted them down with murder in our eyes.
Yesterday's attacks, however, amount to a declaration of war against
the
United States, a sneak attack even more devastating than the one on
Pearl
Harbor 50 years ago. At least the Japanese were honorable enough to
attack a
military target. This time, our enemies went after civilians, among
them
children.
In war, there are casualties. We had our number yesterday. It is
time to
inflict casualties of our own. And it shouldn't be "proportional" or
just
enough to send a "message." Our response should be the final word!
To the cowardly zealots responsible, know this: Do not judge our
commitment
to your destruction by the strangely careful and neutral tone of
President
Bush's speech last night. His speech did not begin to capture the
righteous
anger American citizens are feeling right now.
In the days that are coming, as the dead
are finally counted, our rage will
only build. And everytime we look at the skyline of New York City,
or step
into an airplane, or turn our calendars to nine, one-one, we will
remember
your actions, and crave only one thing: blood for blood.
Yesterday belonged to you.
You hurt us the way you had hoped.
But tomorrow will belong to us
This taken from the
WRMF.com Website
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